Stage IV thymic carcinoma: A study of 20 patients

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 330, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 172-175

  Lin, Jen Tsun ^a,b   Wei Shu, Wang ^a   Yen, Chueh Chuan ^a   Liu, Jin Huang ^a   Chen, Po Min ^a   Chiou, Tzeon Jye ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Prognosis; Recurrence; Thymic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GEMCITABINE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL; SURVIVAL TIME; THYMUS CANCER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 27244433477     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200510000-00004     Document Type: Article

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